The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-10

of a representative to the Legislature
from the Tenth District.
Barlow Ferguson moved that when
the nomination. for representative was
made, it be by ballot, and from the body
of the house.
Mr.. Wallace thought hat as the num-
Der of delegates was ful. alternates
should have ITO voice. Mr.. Ferguson
be understood, was an alternate
Mr.. Ferguson understood that he was
acting in the place of delegate, or he
would not have made the motion.
The Chair-As matter OF course, al
ternates have no voice when delegates
are present.
PRAYER was then offered by the chap
lain, and roll called, showing 26 dele
gates and five alternates present, and
after the filling up of the vacancies
from the alternates the chair inquired
the pleasure of the convention.
Mr.. Wallace moved that committee
Of seven on nomination, be appointed
by the Chair.
Mr.. Harrington objected. He wanted
the nomination maze from the body OF
the house. He, therefore, offered an
amendment to Mr.. Wallace's motion to
that effect, and that the vote be taken
viva voce.
The amendment was put and carried
by vote of l9 against IL.
Mr. Ferguson moved that any nominee
should receive twO-thirds vote before
being declared elected. No second.
Mr.. Waddell placed in nomination
the name of John Clark, as repre-
sentative to the Legislature from the
Tenth Representative District.
The motion was carried unanimously.
(. A. Mitchell, [. NJ. Waddell and
Richard A. Ballantyne were nominated
as commissioners to locate University
lands. Mitchell was elected unanim
ously; there was one dissenting voice
against Waddeil, and none against
Ballantyne.
represent the Tenth District at the
Council Convention to be held July 18th,
as follows: From the Fourteenth
Ward-JohE G. Cutler; Fifth Ward
Jesse w. West; Sixth Ward-James
Ander on and James Poulton; Seventh
Ward David Mckenzie and M. Wad
dell (; Fourteenth WaId-Daniel Harring-
ton and G. f. Wilcox; Fifteenth Ward
Thomas F. Howells and Thomas D.
Lewis. Each ward nominated its own
representatives and all were elected I'M
animously. There was some objection
to the proposition given above, however.
Mr.. Hull said he thought the Fifteenth
Ward should have three; other dele
gates objected to this, and there was
quite a little sectional strife for time.
Mr.. Harrington thought the Fifteenth
Ward should not be clamorous in the
matter. That ward had secured the
to the Legislature, and
that ought to satisfy them.
Delegates at large were elected as fol
lows: William G. Morris, J. r. Morgan,
II. G. Wallace.
THE ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
The Eleventh Representative District
Convention was held yesterday, in the
Ward District School
House. The meeting was called to
order by Judge Elias A. Smith, who
Hon. James Sharp as tenn
porary chairman, which was unani-
mOusiy carried.
Judge Smith was then elected secre-
tary.
On motion of Milando Pratt, COM
mittee of FIVE on. credentials was ap
pointed by the chair. The committee,
after celebrating, reported twenty-six
delegates present out of a total of
thirty.
The chairman then stated the bust
ness to be transacted, and on motion of
Mr.. Jensen, the temporary organiza-
ton of the convention was made per-
There was motion then made by
MIR. Williams that the chairman ap-
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the representative to the Legislature.
Milando Pratt, D. Z. Lyon, r. S. Wat
Ion, r. McCalIister, Daniel McCrea, T.
3. Jeremy, A. w. Carlson.
The committee retired and in fewmin-
ltes returned and reported that their
had resulted in the choice
IF Jas. H. Moyle.
The convention then proceeded to
elect ten delegates to represent the
eleventh representative district at the
Jouncil Convention, which will be held
n the same place July 18th, 1887.
1t was decided, by vote, to elect one
delegate from each school district and
.hree at large, making the total number
required. Those elected are:
Twenty-frst District-Thomas Good
man.
Twentieth District - Hon. James
Sharp.
Nineteenth District-A. W. Carlson.
Eighteenth District-F. s. Richards.
Seventeenth District-Judge Elias
Smith.
Sixteenth District-Thomas f. Jer-
,my, Jr.
Brinton District-M. R. Porter.
Three at Ldrge-Twenty- first District,
William Bayliss; Twentieth District, FL.
I. Romney; Eighteenth District, Robert
5. Watson.
There being no further business to
dispose of, the convention. journed
inc die.
THE TWELFTH DISTRICT.
The meeting here was well attended,
nd until it was called to order the dele
.ates were assembled in little knots dis
ussing with good deal of animation
he names of various men who were
At few minutes past IL o'clock, MIR.
D. S. Spencer arose and nominate
Mr.. I. V. Williams IS temporary
chairman.
On motion of Mr.. Piper Mr.. Spencer
vas chosen temporary secretary. The
secretary then read the call for the
meeting.
George w. Davis arose to more that
he delegates for this district be chosen
a 0E h.